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Vol. 8, No. 236 Price Five Cents.
Editorials
on the
Days News
Ily FRANK JENKINS
A NOTHKIt attempted kldnap-
Ink tbla time a wealthy Phil
adelphia rial tau man. who li
lured to a vacant house by two
nan, who eels him toon aa hs
nlara ttaa door.
It resists, and thsy atart hoot
ing, woundlnf him seriously.
Then hy flu, residing, prob
ably, that thalr chances of obtain
ing money for a seriously wound
ad man art not ao good.
TUB POINT la that th kidnap
r( ESCAPE. At long aa kid
napara go on aacaplng punish
ment, kidnaping will ba a man
ace. Tha reason kidnaping flour
labaa la that It la safe and profit
able. a
TOMORROW ta aloctlon day In
Oragon, with only measures to
ba Totad on.
Not much Intaraat, and com
paratively taw paopla will Tola.
It takaa candidate to atlr up In
taraat In aa aloctlon.
Paopla ara mora Intereaied In
thar paopla than In anything
alia.
a a
A MONO tha maaiuraa It ona to
rapaal tha prohibition amend
ment of th conatltutlon of the
United Slate and another to ra
paal tha prohibition amendment
f th constitution of Oregon.
A few yeart ago. these two
measures would have atlrred up
tha most Intenta feeling In Ore
gon,' bringing out a tremendoui
Tota. Now they ara hardly no
ticed. Timet change, don't they?
a a ,
TH19 wrlter'a advice. Incident
ally, la to go and vote, whetn
ar you ara keenly Interested In
the Iwuea or not.
Voting la a prlcelett privilege,
won by centurlea of fighting and
tha ahaddlng of rtvera of blood.
We shouldn't careleealy tot
way a privilege won at aucb a
oat. . , . , , . , .
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AFTER climbing steadily for
weeks, tha ttock market goo
Into a Ull tpln, share that bad
been recent favorltea suffering
losses of from seven to IS points.
A not on th financial page
ays: "Tha affected stocks col
lapsed Ilka ao many pln-prlcked
balloons as tha onrush of selling
rders brought wild confusion."
w
HAT does It mean?
Well, tha best answer seems
' to ba gamblers, big and little
mostly little, probably who had
been buying enthusiastically with
out knowing why, other than that
they wanted to make aoma easy
money, got scared suddenly, also
without knowing why, and bogan
)o tell Instead of buy.
With mora sellers than buyers
coming Into tha market, prices
dropped.
IF YOU want a real Index of re
turning prosperity, don't pay
too much attention to tha stock
market these days. It Is merely
n Index of tha public's gambling
pint.
Tha real Index of relumlns
prosperity Is tha extent of tales
(Contlnuod on Page Tour)
ELEVEN CHILDREN 1MB
noHRQKS, France, July SO
(JP) Eleven children and a prioat
vera drowned near here today
while on a lake excursion by the
capslilng of their boat. Four
children saved themselves by
awlmmlng ashore.
Will Rogers Says:
SANTA MONICA, July 20
Editor The Klamath News:
Mr. Roosevelt, most of your
plans ar working.
Recovery It tlow
but It fairly tura
In most all lines.
Rut one gang beat
th barrier, It re
covered entl r I y
and Is now recov
ering on Its late recovory. I
don't think I need remind
you what "Industry" this It.
I think a signal algn say
ing "slow" on a street called
Wall (placed ther by you
personally In order to let COO
essential Industries catch np
to them), would be appreci
ated by all other trafflo head
ad for recovery.
It wouldn't be to bad, but
these ara th same traffic
violators who got too tar
ahead and gummed np our
latt parade. Tourt,
A -s-
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aMBiaawr ,4. .suh
WHEAT RAISERS
HEAR FEDERAL
ACREAGE PLAN
Reduction of Plantings,
Use of "Lieu" Crops
Discussed By Experts
Klamath County Will Be
Divided Into Districts
To Administer Plan
The federal government's plsn
of wheat acreage reduction In lta
application to Oregon and north
ern California grain belts was
discussed by crop experta here
Thursday In a conference with
acores of growers from tha
Klamath basin, l,ake county and
northern California areas. The
meeting waa held at th Wlllard
hotel.
I'uder th plan th growers
will rodure their acreage and
thruuah contracta with the gov
ernment receive remuneration
for the reduction.
"I.lru" Crapa Discussed
E.- It. Jarkman, cropa special
ist of the Oregon State college
extension service. In the eftor
noon session told the growers
about crops which may b plant
ed on the acreagea from which
the wheat la taken out. Under
th terms of the federal plan
no crop that will add to exist
ing aurpluses may be sown, but
rotation crops which .may be
used with wheat will be allowed.
These Include sweet clover and
legume Boll building crops. Pas
lure and hay crops are Included
In the eligible Ut. although the
growers wore told that dairymen
who tear pasture aurpluses may
object t o Increased pasture
lands.
Rarley, rye and oats raised ex
tensively In Klamath, at present
may be used, although If It la
shown that there will be a bar
ley, oat or rye aurplua those
crops may be taken from the
list. Crops planted to prevent
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Alturas-Klamath
Falls Road .Being
Pushed Forward
ALTCRA8. Cel., July 10.
(Special) Almost 200 men ar
working In two shifts on the
Canby-l'ercs highway, connect
ing Allures with Klamath Falls.
This road, the dream of road
boosters for years, waa taken
into the national foreat highway
system Isst yesr and contracts
let by the bureau of public
rosds.
Not only does the new high
way connect tbla section with the
Klamath valley In Oregon, but
provides means of access from
the county seat here to the
northwestern portion of the
county. Previous to Its con
struction, It hns often been nec
essary during the wintsr months
for county officials or others
having business In the farthest
corner of their own county to
travel 400 miles to overcome the
28 miles of timbered country
traversed by the new road.
Hemstree't and Dell of Tuba
City, with a fleet of trucks are
engaged In hard aurtaclng the
new road.
While tha new highway Is of
(Contlnued on Page Five)
Officer of Coast
Guard Fatally Shot
OAKLAND. Cel.. July 2L (U.R)
Lieutenant Commander Irving
W. Buckalew, 88, commandant
of tha United Stntos coast guard
base at Government Island, was
found fatally shot late today.
Ho died in Highland hospital
without recovering consciousness.
Mysterious circumstance of his
shooting led authorities to order
an Investigation. Oakland po
lice were Inclined to believe he
took his own life, although no
notes were found. CoaRt guard
offkiBls said they thought he
shot himself accidentally while
cleaning .tils gun.
Indian Patients of
Nevada at Bidwell
FT. niDWELL, Col., July 10.
(Special) Ther has been a
sudden Increase In population In
this city with th removal of 40
patients from tho Indian hospi
tal at Pyramid Lake In Nevada
to the hospital on the Indian
reservation horo.
All of the hospital equipment
from the Nevada institution Is
also being moved hore also. Last
year the Indian service discon
tinued the school maintained
here for Indian children, but
maintained a modern hospital.
S. C. Star Frozen
To Death in Cave
VISALIA, Cal., July 20. (UP)
Kenneth McKensle, 21. atnr Uni
versity of Southern California
Javelin thrower, was crushed and
frosen to death In the lea caves
of Giant forest, 65 miles from
hern, last night, It wat learned
todny.
McKentle, who recently re
turned from th Intercollegiate
track and field meet at Boston,
went into the caves late yester
day while hiking with his fian
cee, Miss Elsie Gllmore ot Ox
nard, and her sinters.
aV
i nomas utveti
Right to Levy
Cost of Probe
SALEM. Ore., July 10 OJ.R)
Public Utilities Commissioner
Thomas late today was empow.
ered to levy 127.000 against Ora
gon public utilities to flnsnce In
vestigation ot tba California
Oregon Power company and other
utility corporations.
The state emergency board,
meeting or In second time
since the Isst legislature, author-
lied the proposal, under terms
of sn act passed by that body.
Thomas told th board hia in-
veatigatlona bad been hampered
by a lark of funds. He said he
hoped to complete the probes of
tour Dig utilities tbls year
early In 1034.
Th emergency board also ep-
proved an appropriation for 16
000 to tho state reclamation com
mission to b used In assisting
Irrigation and drainage districts
in msklng surveys of their pro
jects. These will be used in re.
quests for R. F. C. loans to re
finance outstanding debts.
LIGHT VOTE IS
EXPECTED HERE
Repeal, Sales Tax, Big
Armory Issue To Go
Before Local Electors
Proposed changes In th char
actor of Oregon's lawa will go
before the people ot Klamath
county Friday at a apeclal state
election called primarily for
popular action ot the questions
ot state and federal repeal and
the aalea tax. The county, along
with other Oregon districts,
probably will cast a light vote.
- High In th Interests of Kla
math residents will be the two
armory bills, one backed by the
Klsmsth County Taxpayers Lea
gue and th other supported by
the county court.
' Delegates Seek Election.
The court's measure would
transfer tha armory fund, ap
proximately 148.000,. Into per
manent and temporary warrant
redemption fuuds. . Th pernio.
nent fund would amount to
120.000 and tha remainder,
placed In a temporary fund,
would eventually be returned for
the construction ot an armory
when It was matched by the
state or federsl government.
The tax league'a meaaure
(Continued on Page Five)
Lumber Leaders
Discuss Control
Of Timber Output
WASHINGTON. July JO. 0P1
Postponing discussion ot hours
and wages, the lumber Industry
todsy presented argumenta be
fore the recovery administration
tor th adoption of Its method
of controlling output ot foreat
products.
Spokesmen described tha In
dustry as prostrste and termed
controlled' production a neces
sity. Th proposed code's maxi
mum 40 to 48 hour week and
minimum 110 to 120 wage arc
unacceptable to the administra
tion and these features ara to be
worked out later.
lndustry Unprepared.
Wilson Compton, manager of
th National Lumber Manufac-
turera association, outlined the
economic background of th In
dustry, asserting it did not
share In the boom ot 1928-
1920 and was unprepared to
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She's the Pioneer
Slayer of Skunks!
MEDFORD, July 20. (UP)
Let a medal ba struck for Mrs.
R. A. Bixby. 82-year-old Jack
sonville pioneer, who picked up
a skunk and got away with Itl
Mrs. Bixby, hearing a commo
tion In her henhouse at mid
night, Investigated and found a
skunk devouring a aettlng hen't
eggs. Grabbing tha animal by
the tall, she fled to a neighbor's
house for aid.
The neighbor refused. Mrs.
Bixhy then dashed the skunk's
head against a tree, ending for
ever lta egg stealing.
Board of Trade Decides to
Restrict Fluctuation of Grain
Prices After Wild Session
By HAROLD E. RAIXVIU-K
United Press Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, Jnly 20. (UP)
The Chicago board of trade vot
ed at a special session tonight
to suspend trading on the ex
change tomorrow In grain and
provision futures.
CHICAGO, July 20 'P The
Chicago board of trad Toted to
night, at the end of on of the
wildest days ot trading In Its
history, to restrict fluctuations
ot grain prices hereafter.
The decision, considered one
of the most Important In the
history of American markets,
followed a nerve wracking ses
sion which saw brokers driven
almost frantic as they fought to
keep up with dltsy market gyra
Hmmath
KLAMATH FALLS,
SLIGHT LEAD
IN TENNESSEE
Repealista 8,000 Votes In
Lead . As Southern
State Counts Ballots
Neither Side Willing To
Concede Defeat; Mem
phis Decidedly Wet
Br ED WKItKMAN
United Prese Staff Correspondent
MEMPHIS. Tenn., July 20 flJ.PJ
Kepeal forcea held a slender
iesa in tabulations late tonight
as a deluge ot dry votea from
tha mountains of republican eaat
Tennessee In today's referendum
threstened to make Tennessee
tne nrst state to decide against
repeal of tha Eighteenth Amend
ment. Returns from 1248 of the
ststes 2252 precincts showed
117,237 votes for repeal and
108,12 agslnst.
Vote Very Clone
80 close wsa the vote In Ten
nessee thst neither side would
concede defeat and It was con
sidered problematical whether or
not the volunteer state would be
the nineteenth state to ratify the
repeal amendment.
While a comparatively few nre-
clncta were yet to report late
tonight, antl-repeallsts main
tained that It waa mostly the
rursl communities thst were
holding these final votea and
the country districts were, aa a
rule, voting dry.
The repeallsts countered with
the contention that there were
few votea In these belated
districts that their lead wonld
not be wiped out.
Memphis Wet
Shelby county. In which Mem
phis Is located, the wet center
of tbe state, gave a vote of 82.
752 for repeal compared to 2.114
agalnat repeal or about a IS to
one wet vote with returns com-
(Contlnued on Pag Three)
Burial of Woman
-r While Alive Told '
On Witness Stand
MARTINEZ, Cat.. July 20.
(UP) Pablo Bustamente, chief
prosecution witness, today waa
blamed directly tor the death of
Mrs. Cecelia Novarro, 29, for
whose slsylng seven Filipinos
are on trial.
Two defense witnesses. Mrs.
Lottie Valencia ot San Francis
co, and Mrs. Torebia Twason ot
Stockton, named him as the per
son who choked Mrs. Novarro
and ordered her burial alive
after ahe was tried by a Filipino
lodge on chargea of Infidelity.
Tha witnesses, describing the
lodge meeting, said Bustamente
objected to a light punishment
decreed for Mrs. Novarro, and
shouted, "I will show you what
should be done to this woman."
He wrapped a soart around
Mrs. Novarro'a throat and face
and pulled It tight, holding her
that way for about 10 minutes,
then threw her to the floor,
Mrs. Valencia testified.
"Then he went to an ante
room, obtained a coat, blanket
and rope and wrapped them
around Mre. Novarro," said Mrs.
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Oh, If He Had the
Wings, of An Angel!
LONDON. July 20 OJ.R)
Senator Key Pittman was al
most a prisoner for an hour to
day at Buckingham palace.
The American aenator'a auto
mobile failed to appear on sched
ule after a reception at the
palace and Pittman was marooned
long after other guests had de
parted. After a long talk with King
George, Pittman strolled toward
an exit but found the huge Iron
gate locked and guarded by
Grenadiers In bearskin hata sni
bright uniforms. They firmly
refused to open th gates.
Pittman began to hum the
prisoners song.
The song seemed to please the
guards who finally consented to
open the gate. Pittman took a
taxtcab to his hotel.
tions that plunged wheat prices
below fl again and to 2 cents
lower than yesterday'a high.
Prices Under Control
Under the new order, wheat
prices tomorrow can range only
from a low ot 82 cents to a
high ot 98 ccntt for July; 98 T
centt to 9 centt for Sept.; 88
cents to 11.04 for Dec.; and
92 U centt to 81.08 tt for "-v.
The eight cent fluctuation re
striction will apply to wheat and
rye with a fire rent fluctuation
limit on corn and a four cent
limit on oats.
It will remain In effect, the
board announced, until further
notice.
Meeting In their panelled head
quarters, directors of the board
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ORE., FRIDAY, JULY 21,
Wiley Post Crashes into Rough Field
In Alaska, Damages Plane, Is Unhurt;
Plans to Resumes Flight Again Today
Jimmy Matteni on U. S.
Soil; Lands Near Nome
NOME. Alaska. July 20. (UP)
James Mattern, youthful 'round
the world flier, was back on U.
8. toil tonight for th first
time sine he took off from New
York on hia globe circling flight
about six weeks ago.
Forced to Land
The Russian plane carrying
Mattern and hia Russian rescu
ers, a pilot and mechanic, -was
forced to land about 15 miles
west of here at 1:20 p. m. (2:30
p. m. PST), because of gasoline
shortage.
Coast guard craft and com
mercial tugs brought the Intrepid
airmen to shore. The Soviet
craft was undamaged.
Mattern waa Jubilant over his
CODE APPROVED
BY ROOSEVELT
Blanket Rules For U.
S. Industry Sanctioned
By Chief Executive
WASHINGTON, July 20. (CP)
President Roosevelt tonight ap
proved the blanket code for In
dustry and asked American busi
ness to adopt a nnlform policy
ot higher wages and shorter
hours.
The code, dratted by General
Hugh - S. Johnson, national re
covery administrator, is designed
to Increase tbe purchasing power
ot workers and lift the nation
back to prosperity.
Xo Change Made
Leaving the White House
after a two-hour conference with
Mr. - Roosevelt, Johnson said the
president had approved the code
without any changes.
The code provides "white col
lar" workera shall not toll more
than 40 hours a week.
Mechanical labor would work
on a weekly achedule of 25
hours until December 31, 1933,
but with the right to work a
maximum week ot 40 hours for
any six weeks within this pe
riod.
No worker shall be employed
mora than eight hours In one
day.
The code would be In effect
from .August 1 to December 21st
ot this year.
American Prisoners
Released on Bond
PALMA, Mallorca, July 20 (U.R)
Tha last three ot five American
prisoners held in Palms Jail
since June 4 were ordered re
leased on ball tonight after the
court bad countermanded an
earlier decision and consented to
conditional bond ot 20, COO pe
setas (about 2,500), for all
five prisoners.
Previously, when ball was sat
at 10,000 pesetas each, only two
of the Americans, Mrs. Clinton
B. Lockwood and Ruthe..';ri
Fullerton, were able to raise the
sum. They were relcr.;d this
afternoon, but the othc . were
held In their cells until tonight.
They were finally released af
ter negotiations by Claud Daw
son. United States consul 1
at Barcelona.
Streams of Modoc
County Restocked
ALTURAS. Cal.. Julv 20.
(Special) Practically every
stream and lake In Modoo coun
ty has been restocked with trout
by officers ot the state division
of fish and game working In co
operation with the forest service
and local aportsmen during the
past couple ot weeks.
The fish fry were Drought oy
truck from the Mt. Burney
hatchery to various points In the
county and routed out to outly
ing aectiont by packhorse and
auto. Tha species are mainly
Loch Leven, rainbow and eastern
brook. Fishing at present la
good In all parts of the county,
with trout just beginning to rise
to th fly.
State Ends Case
Against Laborite
SALEM, Ore.. July 20 (U.R)
The state late today completed
Its case against O. H. Goss, Med-
ford labor organiser, facing his
second trial on vagrancy charges.
Th casa Is expected to go to
the Jury Friday.
The Jury disagreed at the
first trial of the Medford man.
A shotgun loaded with tear
gas cartridges, which lay on the
courthouse steps while officers
cleared Gosa and 800 other un
employed demonstrators off the
courthouse lawn, was for use
only It necessary, dept. lea tatd.
News
1933
safe arrival and told th United
Press he waa "raring to com
plete" bla aolo flight to New
York within two or three days.
Mattern was forced down on
his Khabarovak-Nom flight near
Anadirsk, Siberia. For nearly
month he aubslsted solely 1
food h procured with a rifle
kindly given him by Russian air
men before ha took oft on the
Nome flight.
Boats sailing on tha Anadyr
river were attracted by hi sig
nals and he waa taken to Ana
dirsk wher b succeeded In In
forming tbe outside world of his
safety. Pilot Levanevsky was
detailed by th Soviet govern
ment to pick np Mattern and
take him to Nome.
Coast Baseball
R.
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H. E.
8 S
8 2
Portland
Missions
Kallio
and
Palmlsano; Pill-
ette,
Osborne and Duggan
R.
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H. E.
12 1
12 0
Lot Angeles
Oakland
Ward, Ballon.
Miller,
Stlttel
and McMuIlen;
Sallnsen and Rai-
mondi.
R.
R. E.
10 0
6 t
Wetlel
Seattle
Hollywood
S
t
Caster and Bradbury:
and Bassler.-
R.
San Francisco 8
R. E.
10 1
7 2
Hartwlg
Sacramento 2
Davis and Bottarlni;
and Wirta.
More Rooms Will
, Be Needed Here .
For Legionnaires
Flva hundred rooms la the
residential district of Klamath
Falls, In addition to all available
hotel, apartment houses and
automobile camp ground accom
modations, wilt De required to
house delegates and vlsltora to
the state convention of the
American Legion and Auxiliary
to be held here August 10, 11
and 12, according to Mrs. O. D.
Mathews, chairman of the hous
ing committee for th Legion
Auxiliary.
Accommodations In the anto
camps, apartment honaee and
hotels have been reserved, but
only about 25 rooms in the resi
dential district have been listed
with the committee.
The time Is growing short.
and Mrs. Mathewa nrgea that all
home owners In the city who
hav room to rent during the
convention, call her, or members
ot her committee, Mrs. Vina Co
tad and Mrs. H. E. Roscamp, to
list these accommodationa and
to fix th price of rental.
Sheepherder Fined
For Leaving Fire
ALTURAS, Cal., July 20.
(Special) Sheepherder. from
their years of training, ara aup
posed to ba careful with fire.
but Michael McKenna, sheep
herder for Antone Avilla ot Bie
ber, was careless with hit camp
fire a few daya ago with the re
sult that It got away and pro
vided forest rangers ot the Mo
doo national forest with a stren
uous halt day to bring it nndar
control.
McKenna. when arrested by
Forest Ranger A. P. Bramhall
of Adln. waa rather nonchalant
regarding the matter, and when
fined 150 by Justice W. B. Phll-
ber ot Bleber, refused to pay the
fine, taking th alternative ot
25 daya In jail. The man Was
taken to th county bastlla at
Susanvllle to serve his term.
Federals on Trail
Of Texas Outlaws
KANSAS CITY, July 20. (UP)
f ederal agents today took up
the trail ot Clyde and Ivy Bar
row, Texas outlaws who have
successfully flouted the laws ot
several states and allegedly have
killed peace officers In three of
them.
The United States bureau of
investigation began Its quiet
search for th bandit pair and
two women accompanying them
after It was learned that a
Browning automatic rifle and
nine pistols left behind by the
quartet after a battle with the
police near Platte City early to
day bora the marks of the gov
ernment. It was believed the
guns had been atolen from a na
tional guard armory, the location
ot which had not yet been de
termined.
BENEFITS COUNTED
' SALEM, July 20 (UP)--Bene-
flts paid to nearly a half m11
Hon persons during 18 years ot
operation of the Oregon indus
trial accident act total 946,000,-
000, according to Ralph Camp
bell, attorney tor th accident
commlsslo
(Every
Round-the-World Airman Run Out of Ga
Turing to Find Place to Land; Grabs
Some Sleep As Ship I Being Repaired
FLAT. Alaska. Julv 20 HTPI W!W Pf ..j.
the-world aviator, encountered the first serious misad
venture of his hazardous flight when Alaskan winds and
rainstorms caused him to run out of srasoline and make
a forced landing; here at 8:30 p. m. (5:30 p. m. P. S. T.)
today.
His propellor was bent
wise damaged when he came down on a rough field.
Post was not hurt, but he was exhausted and extremely
nervous after his long, arduous flight from Khabarovsk,
Siberia. .
Will Continue Today
He planned to have his plane rerjaired and to con
tinue his flight toward New
racmc-AiasKan Airways plane was enroute here from
Fairbanks with a new propellor and mechanics. While
his plane was being reconditioned. Post intended to get
some sleep. -
Word of his landing was
after six hours had elapsed
abouts. It was not known
had continued on toward Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
SixMissing
Sight-Seers
Safe Again
ANCHORAGE. Alaska, July
20. (UP) Aa unconfirmed radio
flash by an amateur radio opera
tor at Egegik, on th Alaskan
peninsula, southwest ot her,
said Pilot Art Woodley and tlv
passengers In hia sight-seeing
plane lost tor four and a half
daya mushed Into Egegik to
day. - Tha plan carrying the alx
persons on the pleasure expedi
tion was forced down In the vi
cinity of Aniakchak crater and
wrecked, tha message aald.
It had been believed bv fellow
airmen here Woodley might
have been forced to land near
the crater, away from a bodv
ot water large enough in which
to land bla seaplane.
In addition to the nilot. tha
plane contained Martin Carlson.
rorresi Huso, Martin Jorgens,
William Ackerman and Ola Ma.
chisin. They carried but two
rifles and a amall amount of
food when ther took off on tha
sight-seeing trip.
Consideration Of
Oregon Highway
Appeal Delayed
SALEM, July 20 (JPt No lm.
mediate consideration will be
given Oregon's application for
federal public works funds for
construction ot fivs Coast high
way bridges. It waa learned here.
Secretary of tha Interior
Ickes, who heads the pnblle work
relief program, hat announced
that the appUcatlon ot all gov
ernmental agenciea for work
projects must go' through tha
regional administrators. None
has been named yet for the
northwest district. .
Two crews ara working stead
ily on plant for tha bridgea at
highway headquarters here.
Close Not Backed
By Whole League
PORTLAND, Ore- July 20
(U.R) Althongh the Anti-Liquor
league adopted a resolution of
confidence In Rev. R. E. Close,
who earlier this week said he
had been kidnaped, at ,0.. aeven
of the 17 members of tha com
mittee did not sign the resolu
tion. It waa revealed today.
Close, superintendent ot the
league In Oregon, had told Pol
ice a fanciful story of being kld
nsped by two men, whom he
escaped by using a pen and
pencil as guns. State and city
police latt night announced they
had ceased Investigation of the
prohibition leader's story,
Press Time
CHICAGO, July SO. (UP)
Three automobile loads of po
lice officers speeded back to
Chicago tonight from Elkhorn,
Wis., with Roger Touhy and
three other members of Chi
cago's "toughest" gang under
arrest for questioning In the
John (Jake tho Barber) kid
naping. SACRAMENTO. July 90.
(UP)- The assembly ways and
means committee tonight ap
proved a new beverage tax
bill calling for three centa a
gallon tax on beer as com
pared with the present two
cent tax, and ranging apward
to at a galloa on "hard
liquor." .f
MANILA, July 20. (UP)
Legislative rejection of tha
Hare-Hawoa-Catting Indepen
News coverage
Th Klamath Newt la srrrlced by AsaocUt
ed Prese, United Prase, .News Enterprise
Association and McNaught Feature Hynrib
eate. County covarag by staff writers ud
correspondents.
Morning Except Mondavi
badlv and hia nlnnn nfhsr.
York Friday morning. A
flashed to the outside world
without word of his where
whether he had crashed or
Before he came down here,
he waa iaat reported seen over
Ruby, 150 miles northwest. Hs
had circled Ruby several times,
seeking a landing field. Hit
circling carried him over wild,
nnsettled and rough sections ot
Alaska nntll gasoline shortage
finally forced him to land. He
apparently did not know hia
meandering probably carried him
within a short distance of Fair
banks, which was hia goal when
he left Khabarovsk.
Steera Straight Course
TJntil hs started across Alas
ka, the iron man from Oklaho
ma piloted an unerring course
from hit last Siberian stopping
point. He roared across th
Bering sea and flashed over
(Continued on Page Flva)
Exhibits in Ballot
Theft Case Require
Use of Big Truck
A truck load of exhibits. In
cluding Jackson county ballot
boxes recovered from the Rogue
river, will be brought to Klam
ath Falls Friday by state police
for the opening of the trial
Monday morning against Earl H.
Fehl, Jackson county Judge
charged with ballot theft.
Clroult Judge G. F. Skipworth
of Lane county, who will hear
the trial, arrived Thursday morn
ing. Ralph Moody, assistant attorney-general,
and Ms staft of
assistants arrived late Wednes
day evening from Medford where
four cases were tried before tha
change of venue waa granted.
T. R. Glllenwaters, district at
torney of Klamath county, haa
been asked to sit in on tho trial.
Numerous transcripts and orig
inal files were brought to th
Klamath court house early
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Barrier Willing to
Take Bowles Rap
GRANTS PASS, Ore., July 20
U.R John Alvin Barrier. 17,
convicted alayer of State Police
man B. M. Baucom, went on
the witness stand today and as
sumed entlra blame for the kill
ing In attempt to exonerate hit
companion, Harry Bowles, 21, on
trial on a murder charge.
With hta eyes averted from
Bowles, the younger lad stead
fastly maintained he fired two
shots which ended the officer's
life. He could not remember
whether or sot ha fired two
more.
Floats Invited for
Big Legion Parade
An Invitation to business firms
ot Klamath Falls to enter floats
In the American Legion state
convention parade August 10
was made last night by Doug
Puckett, chairman ot the parade
committee, after a meeting.
Any store or firm or com
mercial organization may enter
the civio section of the parade,
Puckett said. Out of town firms
ar included In the Invitation,
too.
News Flashes
dence act was predicted todny
after the Island house of rep
resentative voted to vacate its
officers and elected tlaucllo
Sandoval, rejectionlst, tempo
rary speaker.
ALBANY, N. Y, July 20.
(UP) Authorities worked to
night on an "authentic tip,"
In their search for Lieutenant
John 1. O'Cnnnell, Jr., who
haa been held by kidnapers 14
daya for $1130,000 ransom.
1,08 ANGKLF.X, Jnly 2A.
(UP) 'Portland night'' wss
observed at White Hox motor
cycle racing track tonight
whew two riders from that city
woa honors In tha final handi
cap. They were Mntt Kelly,
who took first, and Ray (Irani,
second. Ho Msinan, Long
Beach, waa third.
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